Nebraska · THREADEX · 1895–2026

Grand Island, NE

40.962°N, 98.313°W · station GRIthr · 132 years of record
97°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Grand Island.
89°MON7/1389°TUE7/1491°WED7/1593°THU7/1696°FRI7/1797°SAT7/1897°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#26 / 129
warmest Jul 18 in 129 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

114°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 18 ever

65°F
set in 1902

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at Grand Island. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
65901141896: 79°F1897: 86°F1898: 97°F1899: 88°F1900: 96°F1901: 101°F1902: 65°F1903: 85°F1904: 92°F1905: 96°F1906: 83°F1907: 86°F1908: 92°F1909: 90°F1910: 93°F1911: 80°F1912: 91°F1913: 95°F1914: 92°F1915: 90°F1916: 102°F1917: 90°F1918: 75°F1919: 89°F1921: 94°F1922: 75°F1923: 89°F1924: 88°F1925: 102°F1926: 104°F1927: 94°F1928: 87°F1929: 90°F1930: 109°F1931: 99°F1932: 103°F1933: 81°F1934: 107°F1935: 97°F1936: 114°F1937: 90°F1938: 89°F1939: 91°F1940: 104°F1941: 85°F1942: 98°F1943: 93°F1944: 94°F1945: 83°F1946: 100°F1947: 80°F1948: 84°F1949: 90°F1950: 77°F1951: 87°F1952: 85°F1953: 93°F1954: 102°F1955: 87°F1956: 84°F1957: 100°F1958: 90°F1959: 84°F1960: 87°F1961: 96°F1962: 83°F1963: 98°F1964: 95°F1965: 83°F1966: 101°F1967: 82°F1968: 87°F1969: 88°F1970: 101°F1971: 87°F1972: 74°F1973: 87°F1974: 104°F1975: 96°F1976: 84°F1977: 101°F1978: 85°F1979: 78°F1980: 97°F1981: 83°F1982: 89°F1983: 102°F1984: 87°F1985: 90°F1986: 101°F1987: 91°F1988: 87°F1989: 79°F1990: 93°F1991: 102°F1992: 81°F1993: 81°F1994: 88°F1995: 90°F1996: 95°F1997: 94°F1998: 100°F1999: 93°F2000: 79°F2001: 95°F2002: 99°F2003: 89°F2004: 81°F2005: 87°F2006: 90°F2007: 96°F2008: 90°F2009: 81°F2010: 86°F2011: 98°F2012: 97°F2013: 95°F2014: 78°F2015: 89°F2016: 87°F2017: 87°F2018: 86°F2019: 95°F2020: 95°F2021: 83°F2022: 92°F2023: 82°F2024: 83°F2025: 85°F97° forecast189620251936

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1897°F
Hottest this date since2011
This-date record114°F
This-date rank#26 of 129
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record117°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1895–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Grand Island in each calendar month, and for the whole 1895–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan76°F1990-29°F1912
Feb80°F1995-34°F1899
Mar98°F2026-21°F1960
Apr98°F1902-1°F1936
May104°F193422°F1909
Jun108°F193336°F1902
Jul117°F193642°F1971
Aug112°F193438°F1928
Sep109°F193120°F1920
Oct97°F20156°F1925
Nov88°F1915-11°F1976
Dec80°F1939-26°F1989
All-time117°F1936-34°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Grand Island so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

10 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (98°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

35 days
record run, ended Jul 28 1936

So far in 2026

14 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Grand Island's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 89°F · forecast is +8° vs normal.
Jan: 36°FJan: 15°FFeb: 40°FFeb: 18°FMar: 52°FMar: 28°FApr: 63°FApr: 38°FMay: 73°FMay: 50°FJun: 84°FJun: 60°FJul: 88°FJul: 65°FAug: 85°FAug: 63°FSep: 79°FSep: 53°FOct: 65°FOct: 40°FNov: 51°FNov: 27°FDec: 38°FDec: 18°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:12 AM
Sunset7:05 PM
Solar noon11:39 AM
Daylight14h 53m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.96°N, 98.31°W

Nearby Stations

Hastings, NE25 mi SLincoln, NE81 mi ENorfolk, NE83 mi NEConcordia, KS103 mi SENorth Platte, NE123 mi WOmaha, NE127 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Grand Island's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Grand Island, NE — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Grand Island's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Grand Island, NE — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1895

Each cell is one day's high at Grand Island, coloured by temperature — 132 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Grand Island, NE daily high heat map 1895–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Grand Island — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
14 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 76th most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 17. Record: 46 in 1934.

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